The Army has a system called After Action Review where previous efforts are evaluated. We don't pull punches in AAR. This harsh and honest self-analysis is the foundation of any improvement process. How can you fix what you haven't identified? Look at what you are doing and criticize the snot out of it. Be a harsh self-critic and you will finally see your flaws as others do. Self-awareness is the beginning of wisdom and a task master that frees you from ignorance.

Friday, November 16, 2007

The echo chamber of our mind can be a very dangerous place. If we spend too much time in there by ourselves, we can become deaf. We lose our objectivity. We lose our ability to perceive things honestly. We no longer appreciate the value of constructive criticism.

To a narcissist, narcissism feels like reality.To a rationalist, reason sounds like divine truth.To an emotionalist, emotion feels like the right path.To the fantasist, fanaticism sounds legitimate.To a legalist, the Law sounds like it offers meaning and life.To an anarchist, discipline is always oppressive.To a liberal, moderation must be a conservative viewpoint.To a conservative, moderation must be a liberal viewpoint.To sinful man, the clarity of God's Word is confusing and complete foolishness.

We become our own tyrants. We enslave our own souls and bind them to error with the chains of arrogance and ignorance. Far too often, we fail to diagnose our own spiritual illnesses.

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What is BOLL?

The Blog for Orthodox Lessons Learned (BOLL) is a rip-off of the Army's CALL site. This where lessons from the combat zone are collected so that everyone can learn from the trials, triumphs, and failures of their borthers in arms.

It is my intent for this site to do the same thing in our spiritual battle as Christians. I hope to collect and analyze data from a variety of sources for the benefit of fellow Christians. It is a resource where personal observations, successes, and failures can be shared to maximize the constructive impact that individuals have on the rest of the church. The ultimate goal is to exhort Christians to seek out the truth and live a life of daily repentance.